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The 12th Annual ATRL Critics Circle


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On 12/7/2023 at 12:47 AM, Ace Reject said:

So, this will be happening. And this year's.

 

I'll explain!

Said I would explain - we're doing it a year later! 

 

Next Wednesday - December 27. 8PM ET/7PM CT/5PM PT.

 

So let's discuss!

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On 11/30/2022 at 3:37 AM, supaspaz said:

Since Renaissance is definitely winning album, I'm trying to think about how to spread the love for my other favorites of the year. Like, if Rosalía and Bad Bunny can get recognized in some other major categories (female and male, for example, or pop and singles run), then maybe we can leave Latin for Rauw Alejandro.

Or we're taking Rauw to the top!!!! 

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On 11/26/2022 at 11:06 AM, Ace Reject said:

On Discord! Links will be dropped closer to the date.

 

Since Classic ATRL is GONE, from my memory - here are our past winners:

 

2011: Adele, 21/BBeyoncé, 4 

2012: Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel

2013: Lorde, Pure Heroine

2014: Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels 2**

2015: Carly Rae Jepsen, Emotion

2016: Mitski, Puberty 2 

2017: Lorde, Melodrama

2018: Robyn, Honey

2019: Tinashe, Songs for You

2020: Jessie Ware, What's Your Pleasure?/Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia 

2021: Jazmine Sullivan, Heaux Tales 

 

*We voted a week before Beyoncé dropped

** We voted a week before Black Messiah (D'Angelo) dropped

 

To prevent 2013 and 2014 from happening again, we'll vote after SZA's second album drops. Whenever that is!

2023: Amaarae, Fountain Baby

 

Excited to see if Renaissance or SOS or MOTOMAMI takes it!

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Some things to think about for 2022!

 

Confidence Man - Dance, Group

Escapism - Single

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Rock, Group

Florence - Alternative

Florence - Singles Run 

Alien Superstar - Album Track

Drake - Rap, Man

Ravyn Lenae - R&B

Empress Of - EP

Santigold/M.I.A. - Comeback

Santigold - Singles Run

 

Beyonce/Renaissance - literally everything else

 

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11 minutes ago, khalyan said:

Alien Superstar - Album Track

Exactly!

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Damn, 2022 really washed 2023 musically.

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It's almost that time!

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First set of winners below:

 

MALE

 

Runner-up: Steve Lacy

WINNER: Bad Bunny

 

LATIN

 

Runner-up: Rauw Alejandro

WINNER: Natalia Lefourcade

 

POP

 

Runner-up: Carly Rae Jepsen

WINNER: ROSALÎA

 

PROGRESSIVE R&B

 

Runner-up: Sudan Archives

WINNER: SZA

 

SINGLES RUN

 

Runner-up: Carly Rae Jepsen

WINNER: Hatchie

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ALTERNATIVE

 

Runner-up: Bjork

WINNER: Weyes Blood

 

GROUP

 

Runner-up: Sugababes

WINNER: Alvvays

 

INDEPENDENT

 

Runner-up: Ethel Cain

WINNER: Sudan Archives

 

BREAKTHROUGH (contested!)

 

Runner-up: Hatchie

WINNER: FLO

 

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@khalyan and @Ewan Chaos don't hate us...

 

DANCE/ELECTRONIC:

 

Runner-up: Utada Hikaru

WINNER: Beyoncé 

 

FEMALE

 

Runner-up: SZA

WINNER: Beyoncé 

 

COLLABORATION

 

Runner-up: Carly Rae Jepsen, "The Loneliest Time" (featuring Rufus Wainwright)

WINNER: SZA, "Ghost in the Machine" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)

 

RAP

 

Runner-up: Megan Thee Stallion

WINNER: Flo Milli

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TRADITIONAL R&B

 

Runners-up: Mary J. Blige/Ari Lennox

WINNER: FLO

 

COUNTRY

 

Runner-up: Maren Morris

WINNER: Miranda Lambert

 

TRACK

 

Runner-up: Charli XCX, 'Constant Repeat'

WINNER: Beyoncé, 'ALIEN SUPERSTAR'

 

SONG

 

Runner-up: Carly Rae Jepsen, "Bends"

WINNER: Utada Hikaru, "Somewhere Near Marseilles"

 

ROCK

 

Runner-up: Wet Leg

WINNER: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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PRODUCER

 

Runners-up: AG Cook and Tainy

WINNER: THE DREAM

 

COMEBACK

 

Runner-up: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

WINNER: Beyoncé

 

SINGLE

 

Runner-up: Jessie Ware, 'Free Yourself'

WINNER: Hatchie, "Quicksand'

 

And... ALBUM

 

Second Runner-up: Rosalîa, MOTOMAMI

Runner-up: SZA, SOS

WINNER: Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE 

 

 

 

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We didn’t get to truly vote for album unfortunately….

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